Realising universal maternity entitlements: Lessons from Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana

Sinha, Dipa and Nehra, Shikha and Matharu, Sonal and Khanuja, Jasmeet and Falcao, V. L. (2016) Realising universal maternity entitlements: Lessons from Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana. [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

In India, most of the work women do is invisible and unrecognised because it is done outside the boundaries of the formal economy. As a result, the laws pertaining to maternity entitlements reach a very limited number of women. The National Food Security Act, 2013 was the first national-level legislation to recognise the right of all women to maternity entitlements and wage compensation. Since the passage of the act, India has been using an existing conditional cash transfer scheme, the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana, to implement this entitlement. An examination of the implementation of defined maternity entitlements under the act via a conditional cash transfer, highlights the failure of such a programme to uphold the spirit of the act. Amendments to the act are necessary to ensure that the most vulnerable women are able to realise their right to maternity entitlements, wage compensation, health and nutrition.

Item Type:	Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors:	Sinha, Dipa and Nehra, Shikha and Matharu, Sonal and Khanuja, Jasmeet and Falcao, V. L.
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Women's Health, Reproductive Health, Healthcare in India, Maternal health, National Food Security Act, Cash Transfer, Wage Compensation, Labour
Subjects:	Social sciences > Public administration > General considerations of public administration Social sciences > Social problems & services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE)
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6677
Publisher URL:	https://www.epw.in/journal/2016/34/special-article...

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